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Old Town, St. Lawrence and the Distillery

In depth·Old Town

St. Lawrence Market, St. James Cathedral, the Gooderham building and the Victorian Distillery.

By the ULTIMATE Toronto Editorial Team

The long aisle of St. Lawrence Market, lined with fish and food stalls — The long aisle of St. Lawrence Market, lined with fish and food stalls
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East of Yonge Street lies the old Town of York: St. Lawrence Market and St. Lawrence Hall, St. James Cathedral on King Street East, the wedge-shaped Gooderham building, and further east the Distillery Historic District, opened in 2003 in the brick buildings of Gooderham & Worts.

Sights

St. Lawrence Market, St. James Cathedral, the Distillery, Soulpepper and Canadian Stage.

Eating and drinking

aKin and Restaurant 20 Victoria (both One MICHELIN Star), St. Lawrence Market and Balzac’s in the Distillery.

Red-brick Victorian buildings in the Distillery Historic District — Red-brick Victorian buildings in the Distillery Historic District
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Staying

The Omni King Edward.

Come on a Saturday morning for the farmers’ market.

Our advice: in December, go to the Distillery’s Winter Village on a weekday evening.

Why it's on our list

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Staying

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